Measurement of circulating tumor DNA ( ctDNA ) in blood can be used to detect disease recurrence in patients with a curable form of cancer known as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma ( DLBCL ).
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Cancers arise from multiple acquired mutations, which presumably occur over many years. Early stages in cancer development might be present years before cancers become clinically apparent.
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Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute ( Orlando, Florida; United States ) have identified a set of RNA molecules that are detectable in tissue samples and urine of prostate cancer ...

Intensive follow-up after surgery for colorectal cancer is common practice but is based on limited evidence. Researchers have assessed the effect of scheduled blood measurement of carcinoembryonic ant ...

Biomarkers for the early diagnosis of patients with pancreatic cancer are needed to improve prognosis. A study has described differences in microRNA expression in whole blood between patients with pan ...

Imaging tests are essential for staging of children with cancer. However, computed tomography ( CT ) and radiotracer-based imaging procedures are associated with substantial exposure to ionising radia ...

The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved a new use for Lymphoseek ( Technetium 99m tilmanocept ) injection, a radioactive diagnostic imaging agent used to help doctors determine the exten ...

Researchers have developed a novel technique for detecting ALK rearrangements in non-small cell lung cancers ( NSCLCs ) that is more sensitive and easier to perform than currently available techniques ...

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford have developed a way to scan young cancer patients' bodies for tumors without exposing them to ...

The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved a test that identifies the genotypeof hepatitis C virus ( HCV ) that a patient is carrying. The Abbott RealTime HCV Genotype II, which can differe ...